Licinia (wife of Gaius Marius the Younger)
Licinia was a in the 1st century BC. Living noble Roman woman and came from the plebeian family of Licinier . She was the younger daughter of the important speaker and consul from 95 BC. BC, Lucius Licinius Crassus , and the Mucia . Just like her older sister of the same name , she was characterized by great oratorial talent. It was made around 95/94 BC. The wife of Gaius Marius the Younger , who was consul in 82 BC. Was killed in the fight against Sulla .
Later, a deceiver, the so-called "False Marius" , claimed to be a son of Licinia and Gaius Marius the Younger. He was born in April 44 BC. Chr. Strangled by order of the triumvir Marcus Antonius .
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Licinius 184). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIII, 1, Stuttgart 1926, Sp. 498.
Remarks
- ↑ Cicero , Brutus 211f.
- ^ Appian , Civil Wars 3, 2f .; Valerius Maximus 9:15 , 1; among others
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| SURNAME | Licinia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of Gaius Marius the Younger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC Chr. |